Use of hardcoded credentials in NUUO CMS - CVE-2018-17894

 

Use of hardcoded credentials in NUUO CMS - CVE-2018-17894

Published: October 12, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15330
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17894
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NUUO CMS
Software vendor:
NUUO Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application creates default accounts that have hard-coded passwords. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these credentials to gain elevated privileges.


Remediation

Update to version 3.3 or later.

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